Archive for May, 2012

Word of the day – varlet

varlet \ VAHR-lit \ noun – A knavish person; rascal. An attendant or servant. A page who serves a knight. Origin: Varlet is a variation on the French word valet.

Word of the day – chrestomathy

chrestomathy \ kres-TOM-uh-thee \ noun – A collection of selected literary passages. Origin: Chrestomathy literally means “useful to learn” in Greek, from the roots chres- meaning “to use” and math- meaning “to learn.”

Word of the day – intromit

intromit \ in-truh-MIT \ verb – To introduce; to send, put, or let in. Origin: Intromit comes from the Latin roots intro- meaning “inwardly” and mittere meaning “to send.”